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Any tips for dealing with plantar fascitis?

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  • 17-02-2012 5:10pm
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    DangerMouse27
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    Hi all.

    This seems to be an ongoing problem for me and while in the past a good deep sports massage, though agonising, would usually sort it out.

    Has anyone any tips for the management of it, until i can get into my sports massage therapist? i cant really go until next week..its a monetary thing :)


    Thanks


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    CricketDude
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    Keep your foot up. Dont run for about 3 months, even when you think its better. It will heal completely, but only if you give it time. Even when its not sore, if you go back too soon, you'll be back to square one again. Voltarol is great for the pain.


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    DangerMouse27
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    3 months!!!!

    That seems excessive. Did you find that massage helped yours? voltarol eh? think a trip to the chemist is on


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    kennyb3
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    If its just got sore, ice it until you see your therapist. Don't do any mad stretches or anything crazy. Just focus on getting the inflammation done.


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    donothoponpop
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    Preventing Heel/Plantar Fasciitis problems


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    Jnealon
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    Voltorol and a ping-pong ball usually work for me


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    CricketDude
    Closed Accounts Posts: 247 ✭✭CricketDude


    DangerMouse27 wrote: »
    3 months!!!!

    That seems excessive. Did you find that massage helped yours? voltarol eh? think a trip to the chemist is on

    The massage helped alright, but I kept going back too soon and setting myself back. Did the same with a groin strain. I learned the hard way that even when you think you are better, give yourself some more healing time.


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    neilc
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    Golf ball, ice and a couple of weeks rest worked for me.


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    entropi
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    The best thing for it OP, is rest. Stop all your running until you next see your sports therapist. 3 months is not excessive for some people either...you're lucky that a good massage can sort the symptoms for you!

    Usually if you think you're over it and are healed...you probably are not. That goes for most injuries.


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    jsharks
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    hey danger. suffered with this myself a few years back and tried everything (r so i thought)..ive a friend who works with arsenal fc and whilst over visiting him i was introduced to there 1st team physio..chanced my arm and asked him what could i do?? he suggested everything that id tried , even cortisone injections which i got no joy from..but last thing he said was try a night splint....2/3 weeks later i was sorted..got 1 off a good physio / medical supply website, think it cost about 50e. if i feel sore at all i just throw on the splint for the night and thankfully ive been able to run,jump, kick , bike since with no worries..sorry about the long reply but hope it helps..


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    BobMac104
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    http://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2011/12/guest-articledealing-with-plantar.html

    good article here.


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    plodder
    Registered Users Posts: 7,169 ✭✭✭plodder


    donothoponpop wrote: »
    Preventing Heel/Plantar Fasciitis problems
    I'd agree with the stretching advice in there. I had a mild case of it a few years back and I feel like it's constantly on the brink of coming back if I neglect my stretching routine. The hamstring and calf stretches are the critical ones for me (and the Achilles tendon stretch).


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    tunguska
    Registered Users Posts: 3,545 ✭✭✭tunguska


    I found this book to be great

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/5-Minute-Plantar-Fasciitis-Solution/dp/1598585517/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1329562319&sr=1-1

    Other than that I'd recomend getting a bio-mechanical assesment, you might need some correction. I know money is an issue at the moment so Ice and the techniques in that book are the way to go.


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    littlebug
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    I had a touch of plantar fasciitis a couple of weeks back. Everytime I was sitting down I was either rolling it on a golf ball or on a frozen water bottle. 3-4 days and it was gone. I think it's all part of a chronically tight calf/ achilles thing for me and I'm having to keep on top of the stretching... heel drops etc to keep it at bay.


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